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Typewriter poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1812 Collections and/or Records:

Uma Vez / De Campos, Augusto., 1957

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Identifier: CC-58342-10001559
Scope and Contents

This page was personally scnned underthe direction of Augusto De Campos. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1957

Un Livre a Inventer / Bernard, Suzanne M.., 1962

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Identifier: CC-23831-24279
Scope and Contents

Johanna Drucker in "The Visible Word" (1994) cites an article by Bernard, Le Coup de des de Mallarme...," Revue d'historie de la France, 1951;2:184-186 in which Bernard suggests that Mallarme was intrigued by the possibilities of advertising typography with reference to his poem "Un Coup de Des." Some poems resemble the early letter pictures of Dieter Roth and Pierre Garnier and are highly advanced for the publication year of this book in 1962. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1962

une bonne dizaine de miracles pour benvautier (200266) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Ben., 1966

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Identifier: CC-56023-9999476
Scope and Contents

The title translates to one of about ten good miracles by Ben Vautier. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

une dizaine de miracles pour benvautier (200266) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Ben., 1966

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Identifier: CC-56027-9999479
Scope and Contents

The title translates to one of about ten miracles by Ben Vautier. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Unicorn / Carter, Angela., 1966

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Identifier: CC-19173-19553
Scope and Contents

These poems that were first published in Vision Magazine, Bristol, England constitutes Carter's first book. She later wrote Children's books and books about cats. The cover design is an example of typewriter, concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Unpublished: [A MAN IN A COMA] [42] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57466-10000757
Scope and Contents

The figure is of a man in a coma being attacked by commas. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [lying on one elbow] [48] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57474-10000765
Scope and Contents

This man enjoys lying on one elbow and looking at the stars is the typed figure. The stars are asterisks with calligraphic markings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: MAN ENJOYING A CONTOUR CHAIR] [44] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57468-10000759
Scope and Contents

The figure of a man enjoying sitting in a contour chair. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [ON THE IMMINENT 1] [32] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57453-10000744
Scope and Contents

This is the first version of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [ON THE IMMINENT 2] [33] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57454-10000745
Scope and Contents

This is a modified and simplified version of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [PEOPLE ENJOYING] [41] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57465-10000755
Scope and Contents

A figure of a man on skis reads "As you can clearly see this man loves to ski." A figure of a man swinging a golf club reads "This man enjoys playing golf." There is also a typed ball on a tee at the bottom of the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Unpublished: [SANDBURG] [50] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

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Identifier: CC-57476-10000767
Scope and Contents

The image is a figure of a man (Carl Sandburg?) holding a sign that reads "THE PEOPLE YES", with graphite markings over portions of the typings. A four line poem is at page bottom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958